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It's sad the way traditional Christmas music has been destroyed by supermarkets, shops, radio stations and bars. By late November I am already weary of having to listen to 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas', 'Imagine' and, oh, that one about the weather being perfect for a sleighride together with someone. It never even snows at Christmas.
The soundtrack to our childhood memories has been rehashed so many times it has become nothing more than a Pavlovian response to a time when we looked to America with fondness and admiration. What a difference a generation makes.
No, someone should write a song about trying to swat a wasp on Christmas Day like I had to do two years ago when the mercury reached 170C at Dublin Airport. It could be called 'Global Christmas Warmth' or something. In the meantime what are we to do this year?
In our house at Christmas the trick is to choose music that doesn't offend anyone so those who actually want to listen to it can, and those who don't don't even realise what's playing.
Get your iPod docking station with speakers, get downloading and make yourself a merry little mixtape. Here are some suggestions:
Jazz: 'Diana Krall Christmas Songs'
Rock: 'Sufjan Stevens Songs For Christmas'
'Aimee Mann's 12 Days of Christmas'
Folk: 'The McGarrigle Christmas Hour'
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